Reflections on a few of the images I have found myself untangled enough to really see…

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The Painted Desert

A visit to The Painted Desert, in Arizona, this summer, treated us to the strange and beautiful colors of the hot, dry sand. The various layers of color in the canvas here reveal millions of years of work by Mother Nature. It’s an interesting, albeit desolate, place to visit. We happened to travel through in the heat of the day – not the best time for making nice photographs. This park is another one of those places that changes dramatically depending on the time of day and conditions. An unexpected highlight for us was meeting a young woman who was working in the park. She was kind and knowledgeable, and gave us some personal insight into this fascinating desert. I’m so grateful that there are people like her (and her husband) who find it important to love and share our nation’s natural treasures.